FLEET WATCH: Orders April 2009

12 June, 2009

SOURCE: Commercial Aviation Online

BY: Antoine Fafard

London

Airliner net orders were negative for the month of April for only the second time since the downturn began to bite in mid-2008. There were eight net cancellations for the month as 22 new orders were offset by 30 cancellations. The last monthly net loss came in last October as net orders dropped sharply.

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Airbus immerged with one net order for the month as five fresh orders were offset by four cancellations. Boeing was left in minus numbers after booking 17 new orders but suffering 26 cancellations led by 25 for the 787 from undisclosed customers.

Overall, the order backlog for airliners ended April at 8,171, down 118 on the previous month.

Note: The analysis is on aircraft type basis and not on the end user application. For example, Boeing 737 figures might include BBJs. The Bombardier CRJ types are classified as part of the CRJ regional jet family.